Category: Royal Decree

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State issued by Royal Decree 101/96,

and the Law Governing the Administrative Apparatus of the State issued by Royal Decree 26/75 and its amendments,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Without prejudice to the mandates prescribed to the Ministry of Oil and Gas, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry hereby has the mandate to license the establishment and operation of fuel filling stations and warehouses for the sale of liquid petroleum gas cylinders, and to monitor the distribution of the mentioned products throughout the Sultanate of Oman.

Article II

The Directorate of Petroleum Products in the headquarters of the Ministry of Oil and Gas and the Directorate of Oil and Gas Services in Salalah, their officers, and their allocations are hereby transferred from the Ministry of Oil and Gas to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and the organisational structure of each of the two ministries must be amended accordingly.

Article III

All that is contrary to this decree is hereby repealed.

Article IV

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.

Issued on: 26 Shawwal 1424
Corresponding to: 20 December 2003

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 758 issued on 3 January 2004.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State issued by Royal Decree 101/96,

and the Law of the Administrative Court issued by Royal Decree 91/99,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Mohammed bin Ahmed Benjelloun is hereby appointed a member of the Administrative Court in the position of Advisor.

Article II

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.

Issued on: 20 Shawwal 1424
Corresponding to: 14 December 2003

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 757 issued on 15 December 2003.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State issued by Royal Decree 101/96,

and the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Seabed Authority,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The mentioned Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Seabed Authority is hereby ratified.

Article II

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.

Issued on: 14 Shawwal 1424
Corresponding to: 8 December 2003

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 757 issued on 15 December 2003.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State issued by Royal Decree 101/96,

the Oil and Minerals Law issued by Royal Decree 42/74,

Royal Decree 43/98 Ratifying the Petroleum Agreement Between the Government of the Sultanate and Occidental Oil and Gas (Oman) Limited signed on 15 June 1998,

Royal Decree 63/99 Approving the amendment to the mentioned petroleum agreement signed on 15 June 1998,

the contract dated 3 February 2003 by which Occidental Oil and Gas (Oman) Limited and Occidental Oman Inc assigned 35% of their rights and obligations in the petroleum agreement signed on 15 June 1998 to Mitsui E&P Middle East BV,. which accepts this assignment,

and the letter of the Minister of Oil and Gas 4/7/1102/2003 dated 5 May 2003 approving the assignment,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The assignment by Occidental Oil and Gas (Oman) Limited and Occidental Oman Inc of 35% of their rights and obligations in the petroleum agreement signed on 15 June 1998 to Mitsui E&P Middle East BV is hereby approved so that the final shares are as follows:

(a) Occidental Oil and Gas (Oman) Limited and Occidental Oman Inc 65%.

(b) Mitsui E&P Middle East BV 35%.

Article II

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.

Issued on: 14 Shawwal 1424
Corresponding to: 8 December 2003

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 757 issued on 15 December 2003.

Arabic Auto Translate

Published in Official Gazette 757 issued on 15 December 2003.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State issued by Royal Decree 101/96,

the Protocol Relating to the Authentic Six-Language Text of the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago, 1944),

and the Protocol Relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation signed in Montreal on 1 October 1998,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The mentioned protocols are hereby ratified.

Article II

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.

Issued on: 10 Ramadan 1424
Corresponding to: 5 November 2003

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 755 issued on 15 November 2003.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State issued by Royal Decree 101/96,

and the Protocol Relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation signed in Montreal, Canada, on 29 September 1995,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The mentioned Protocol Relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation is hereby ratified.

Article II

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.

Issued on: 10 Ramadan 1424
Corresponding to: 5 November 2003

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 755 issued on 15 November 2003.

Arabic We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State issued by Royal Decree 101/96, and the Statutes of the World Tourism Organization, and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the Statutes of the World Tourism Organization is hereby approved.

Article II

Competent entities shall deposit the instrument of accession to the mentioned statutes in accordance with its provisions.

Article III

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance. Issued on: 9 Ramadan 1424 Corresponding to: 4 November 2003

Qaboos bin Said Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 755 issued on 15 November 2003.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State issued by Royal Decree 101/96,

and the Diplomatic and Consular Corps Law issued by Royal Decree 40/86 and its amendments,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Ambassador Yahya bin Abdullah bin Salim Al-Araimi, Our ambassador to the Republic of Italy, is hereby appointed a non-resident ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Article II

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.

Issued on: 9 Ramadan 1424
Corresponding to: 4 November 2003

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 755 issued on 15 November 2003.